new Thread(new Runnable() {
            public void run(){
                URL url = null;
                try{
                    url = new URL("http://example.com");
                    String readLine = null;
                    String sResult = null;
                    BufferedReader buffReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(url.openStream()));
                    while((readLine = buffReader.readLine()) != null) {
                        if(sResult == null){
                            sResult = readLine;
                        }else{
                            sResult = sResult + readLine;
                        }
                    }
                }
                catch(MalformedURLException me){
                    me.printStackTrace();
                }
                catch(IOException ioe){
                    ioe.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
        }).start();